https://youtu.be/1UhF7OGf4dY Greetings Chess Players. My name is Coach Tortoise and I have been a chess analyst for a really long time. The Chess Olympiad of the year 2024 shall take place in the splendid city of Budapest from the 11th to the 23rd of September. Inherently, Chess Olympiads serve as grand celebrations of the nobleContinueContinue reading “Musings on the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest”
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Already Missing the Olympics?
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games may be over but the stage is set for thrilling chess in August. Below are major chess tournaments occurring this month that are sure to fill the Olympic void. Speed Chess Championship When: 6/27-9/8 Contestants include: Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Alireza Firouzja, Arjun Erigaisi, Ian Nepomniachtchi,ContinueContinue reading “Already Missing the Olympics?”
Winning Chess Moves: Caruana vs. Lenderman, 2018
The 2018 US Championship was an action packed event. The San Francisco Bay Area’s own Grandmaster Sam Shankland stole the spotlight by taking first place over such pre-tournament favorites such as Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura. Norcal chess enthusiasts weren’t exactly shocked by GM Shankland’s championship run as we have long since grownContinueContinue reading “Winning Chess Moves: Caruana vs. Lenderman, 2018”
THE STRONGEST CHESS TOURNAMENT IN HISTORY
https://youtu.be/AgIaePV2kW4 Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Tuesday, May 18, 2021. The Strongest Chess Tournament in History Begins on May 23 FTX Crypto Cup will take place from May 23-31. Its record $320,000 online prize fund has attracted a strong field of elite grandmasters. InContinueContinue reading “THE STRONGEST CHESS TOURNAMENT IN HISTORY”
FIDE Candidates Homework
https://youtu.be/AHHn6S3a5O0 Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Tuesday, May Fourth, 2021 The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2020-2021 in Yekaterinburg, Russia was a notable event not just because of the long pause in the action but also because of the exciting and hard fought chess games betweenContinueContinue reading “FIDE Candidates Homework”
THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUND 14
Final Round https://youtu.be/gG9jluRlt4U Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Tuesday, April 27 2021. We have made it to the final round of the FIDE Candidates Tournament! Although we know that Nepo won, we will continue analyzing and learning from all these fascinating games. The finalContinueContinue reading “THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUND 14”
THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUND 13
https://youtu.be/vBEl8pyBMhM Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Monday, April 26 2021. Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Monday, April 26 2021. Thirteen was the lucky number for Ian Nepomniachtchi who managed to clinch victory byContinueContinue reading “THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUND 13”
THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUND 12
https://youtu.be/BdPzsVKzFG4 Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Sunday, April 25 2021. Round 12 of the 2020-2021 FIDE Candidates was truly historic with all games finishing with decisive results. GM Anish Giri’s impressive victory with the black pieces eliminated Fabiano Caruana from contention but the tournamentContinueContinue reading “THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUND 12”
THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUND 11
https://youtu.be/OgpeXzSXHcU Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Saturday, April 24 2021. Round 11 had two decisive games and two draws which is a welcome turn of events. Ian Nepomniachtchi continues to lead with half a point over Anish Giri. Meanwhile, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Lost ground afterContinueContinue reading “THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUND 11”
THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUND 10
https://youtu.be/jgaGJgRuvog Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Thursday, April 22 2021. Another day of the fight to challenge Magnus Carlsen concludes! Ian Nepomniachtchi continues to dominate the standings with Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Anish Giri all sharing second place behind him by a point.ContinueContinue reading “THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUND 10”
THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUNDS 8 & 9
https://youtu.be/PsflnJBV5Zs The FIDE Candidate Chess Tournament resumed on April 19th after a 389 day long! The winner of the tournament plays Magnus Carlsen for the World’s Chess Crown at the end of the year. When play resumed, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Ian Nepomniachtchi were in the lead with 4 and a half out of 7. Let’sContinueContinue reading “THE FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT: ROUNDS 8 & 9”
2020-2021 FIDE Candidates Tournament: Who Are You Rooting For?
THE FIDE CANDIDATES’ TOURNAMENT RESUMES IN JUST 4 DAYS
https://youtu.be/9QVUEoXnr0c On April 19th, the FIDE Candidates’ Tournament is set to resume in Yekaterinburg, Russia The first half of the tournament was held there from March 17 to 25, 2020, but FIDE was forced to call it off halfway due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So, after a 389 day long break, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), IanContinueContinue reading “THE FIDE CANDIDATES’ TOURNAMENT RESUMES IN JUST 4 DAYS”
LEVON ARONIAN TO REPRESENT THE USA IN CHESS
https://youtu.be/hpm7ec6WLhc Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Saturday, February 27, 2021. Chess grandmaster Levon Aronian announced that he is leaving Armenia and will represent the United States for chess, citing what he said was Armenian officials’ indifference to chess as one of the reasons. “The pastContinueContinue reading “LEVON ARONIAN TO REPRESENT THE USA IN CHESS”